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What blood tests to get

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Hi can anyone tell me what blood tests I order or ask for for a full iron panel not just ferritin test.. I can see my ferritin is going up quite quickly which I find strange being as it takes me ages with supplements.. I would just like to know my actual iron levels not guided by ferritin alone my gp says ferritin test tells you status of iron

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Iron panel consists of

Serum Iron

Transferrin Saturation %

Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)

Ferritin

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Thank You I all get them done

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